Hanover songwriter pens Boston anthem

Jazz singer Amanda Carr said she hopes the song will become Boston’s official anthem and has launched an online petition drive to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to adopt the tune as Boston’s official anthem.

The song captures the resilience of a healing city, but Carr said it’s not directly about last year’s Boston Marathon bombing.

“The words were carefully crafted. It’s not ‘poor us.’ I wanted these words to encompass our history and what we’ve been through and not just be about the marathon. The song is about being a Bostonian.”

In the song, Carr writes: “My town is made of blood and steel, its heart is beating like a drum. We run through the streets and sing the song that made us Boston Strong.”

Carr said she hopes the song will become Boston’s official anthem and has launched an online petition drive to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to adopt the tune as Boston’s official anthem.

“I’d love to hear it played at Fenway,” Carr said. “It speaks to your identity as a Bostonian.”

The song can be downloaded for free at www.bostonanthem.com.

Dana Barbuto may be reached at dbarbuto@ledger.com or follow her on Twitter @danabarbuto.